This is a question worth paying attention to for a long time. Jian Guhong and others silently noted it down and planned to find an opportunity to notify those Constellation Realm cultivators who have left the Nine Provinces. Fortunately, everyone hasn't gone too far away, so the message won't be too difficult to convey. Yang Qing has left, and now there is another problem facing Jian Guhong and the others. "Yiye, do you think there's a need for Constellation Realm cultivators to stay and guard the Nine Provinces at this stage?" Jian Guhong and the others stayed because of Yang Qing. Now that Yang Qing has left, they seem to have lost their reason to continue staying in the Nine Provinces. But if they just leave, the Nine Provinces would be unguarded, leaving them undecided for the moment. Lu Ye thought for a moment and said, "I think the urgent task for you seniors is to search for Spirit Jade to enhance cultivation. The Constellation Realm is merely a starting point in the entire stellar space. Even if you stay and guard the Nine Provinces, if a strong enemy does invade, you probably won't be able to do much. Moreover, unlike domains like the Unparalleled Continent, the Heaven and Earth's Will in Nine Provinces is clear and strong; if an external enemy invades, it can impose Heavenly Punishment. Given the current foundation of the Nine Provinces, even if a Moon Jade Realm cultivator comes, the power of Heavenly Punishment can barely resist. Yet seniors at Constellation Realm facing Moon Jade Realm would seem powerless." To the Nine Provinces at this stage, the Heavenly Punishment brought down by Number Nine is undoubtedly the strongest protection. Before the individual strength of the Nine Provinces cultivators surpasses the power of Heavenly Punishment in their domain, any guardianship is meaningless. Instead of wasting time in the Nine Provinces, it's better to search for resources for cultivation. Jian Guhong nodded, "What you say makes sense, we should set out now." The Constellation Realm ultimately needs to traverse the stellar space; affairs of the home world don't require their involvement, it's left to the Divine Sea Realm cultivators of each province to handle. For so many years, this is how the Nine Provinces have survived, there's no reason to make Divine Sea Realm cultivators obsolete now with the emergence of Constellation Realm. This should be the correct development direction for a domain. Below Constellation Realm, cultivators strive within the domain, while above, they venture into stellar space to seek their path forward. Jian Guhong and his group departed. On the spirit mountaintop, only Lu Ye remained, with a rabbit manifested by Number Nine hopping around beside him carefree. He didn't choose to return to Mount Ao. For him, the current task is only one: to ascend to Divine Sea Level 9, then break through to Constellation, acquiring the qualification to walk the stellar space. So staying here to cultivate is also fine; in fact, it's quieter here. Moreover, with the battlefield marking, if anyone wishes to contact him, they can transmit messages anytime. A Divine Sea battle in the Taichu Realm opened his eyes far wider than other Nine Provinces cultivators, making him realize more clearly the shortcomings of his home domain. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩•𝗳𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝕟𝕖𝕥 For a domain to grow strong, it depends on its cultivators. The stronger the individual strength, the stronger the domain can become. In the stellar space, powerful domains are abundant; what he has seen and heard may just be the tip of the iceberg, more so are those domains lacking even the qualification to partake in the Divine Sea battle. Yet these domains aren't necessarily weaker than the Nine Provinces; they simply lack strong cultivators to obtain a doppelganger from the Reincarnation Tree, hence their absence in such grand events. Improving individual strength and developing the domain's future, Lu Ye suddenly finds the cultivation path long and arduous. Back when he was only at Spirit Stream Realm or Cloud River Realm, he thought only about when he could ascend to Divine Sea Realm to roam unrestrained. Only now he understands, Divine Sea is just another starting point on the long cultivation journey. How about reaching Sun Blaze Realm? Even if Yueh Xin was strong enough, he was still killed by Yang Qing. This hasn't hindered Lu Ye's enthusiasm for cultivation; instead, it makes him more determined. Cultivation is akin to climbing mountains; the process of scaling one peak after another is the most memorable and something worth looking forward to. Lu Ye didn't rush to cultivate; rather, he began to tally his gains from the trip to the Reincarnation Tree. All sorts of war spoils were laid out in front of him dazzlingly. First was the core of the Void Beast obtained in the Insect Race Tree World; this item was placed by the Insect Race in the Tree World to establish links with other Tree Worlds, facilitating the invasion of other domains and the plundering of rare species. The Insect Race's arrangement was flawless, after all, the Insect Race Tree World was not a place generally accessible for Divine Sea Realm cultivators, much less rob such treasures. Yet Lu Ye managed such feats, not only uprooting the insect hive in the Insect Race Tree World but also seizing the Void Beast's core. The core contained extremely profound patterns, seemingly with traces of Void Spirit Runes. Lu Ye had only hastily examined it, not closely checking before; now he saw quite apparent traces of Void Spirit Runes. This item could penetrate two different Tree Worlds, relying on the functions of the runes within. Lu Ye vaguely felt that this thing could perhaps be used for escaping, like when trapped in a sealed space, using its mystical powers to open connections between the confined space and the outside world. This was just an idea of his. To determine how to fully unleash its power, careful experimentation was needed. In any case, keeping it for now wouldn't hurt, as it might come in handy someday. Lu Ye glanced to the side at the pile of spirit jade resembling a small mountain. He hadn't counted the spirit jade, but there were no less than 30,000 pieces. It was part of the harvest from the Spirit Jade Vein with Duu Lang, interspersed with a small number of spirit crystals, perhaps only about a hundred pieces. In comparison, spirit crystals are undoubtedly more valuable than spirit jade, with their stored energy being more abundant. The relationship between them is akin to the comparison between low-grade spirit stones and supreme-grade spirit stones. It was undeniably lucky to have encountered Duu Lang in the Spirit Jade Vein. Without Duu Lang sharing some jade-eating ants with him, based solely on his own ability, it would have been impossible to achieve such a large harvest in less than a month. By his own efficiency, extracting a thousand pieces of spirit jade in the same timeframe would have been commendable, let alone 30,000 pieces! To those seasoned in stellar space exploration, 30,000 pieces of spirit jade might not be much, but to Lu Ye, it's a considerable fortune. It's worth noting that Jian Guhong and others previously searched for spirit jade in the stellar space, laboring for a month or two, with even the luckiest among them gathering just a few hundred pieces, while the least fortunate acquired only a few dozen. This was in the vicinity of the Nine Provinces, unexplored for many years, resulting in a higher yield of spirit jade. If it were in other large domains where Constellation cultivators frequently arise, the outer space surrounding their domain would hardly have any spirit jade left because once it appeared, it would be swiftly collected, leaving almost nothing behind. The 30,000 pieces of spirit jade would at least secure Lu Ye's cultivation needs shortly after ascending to the Constellation Realm. At the very least, it allows him to fully stabilize his Constellation Realm foundation, which is of significant practical benefit to him. The spirit jade is the most tangible gain; besides that, there are various spoils of war! During his journey in the Taichu Realm, Lu Ye killed many people. Although almost everyone possessed their own storage space, and killing them wouldn't yield much plunder, the spirit treasures in their possession could always be considered spoils of war. Moreover, they were all top Divine Sea Realm cultivators from various domains, hence the quality of the spirit treasures was most certainly top-notch. Placed before Lu Ye were various shapes and forms of spirit treasures and other valuables, dozens in total, and some unopened storage sacks, which, even if not highly valuable individually, would collectively be quite considerable. The spirit treasures were of no use to Lu Ye as a combat cultivator; having the Boulder Mountain Saber was sufficient, so he naturally didn't need other treasures. They could, however, be fed to the sword gourd. This encounter and competition in the Taichu Realm made Lu Ye realize a problem: with the improvement of his cultivation level, the sword cultivator doppelganger's effectiveness was diminishing. The reason lies in the sword cultivator doppelganger's heavy reliance on the Sword Qi within the sword gourd. The sword gourd's Sword Qi wasn't potent enough, resulting in an unsatisfactory performance from the sword cultivator doppelganger. The Sword Qi currently stored in the sword gourd originated from previously devoured Magic Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, lacking significant power. However, if the sword gourd were to consume spirit treasure-grade items, the Sword Qi's potency would surely increase massively. Previously, Lu Ye was unaware of the sword gourd's origins, finding it quite mysterious and having no idea of its incredible wonders, capable of generating Sword Qi by devouring other treasures. Now that he knew it was an affiliated treasure of the Innate Supreme Treasure, any remarkable or mysterious traits it possessed were understandable. Even for spirit treasure-grade or higher-level items, the sword gourd should be capable of consumption, and the resulting Sword Qi would be even stronger. Ding You from the Xuandu World mentioned that ten thousand years ago, someone appeared with the sword gourd, with a power capable of destroying stars and extinguishing suns, which was tremendously frightening. Lu Ye wasn't sure if the sword gourd could destroy stars and extinguish suns, but if it consumed high-enough treasure-grade items, this might not be impossible? However, the sword gourd had a drawback: the Sword Qi couldn't be retrieved after use. To maintain the sword gourd's power, it needed to devour a substantial number of treasures, which would be costly in future battles. Without hesitation, Lu Ye, besides keeping a short mace and a small amount of black sand, let the sword gourd devour all other treasures. The short mace was a spirit treasure from the Loathsome Aphid of the Insect Race, heavy and extremely sturdy. The black sand came from a physique cultivator's treasure, similarly heavy and possessing adhesive properties. These two items were mainly kept for re-forging the Boulder Mountain Saber. After the battle with Bao Shi, numerous small nicks appeared on the Boulder Mountain Saber, and with Lu Ye's cultivation advancements, the current Boulder Mountain Saber was becoming insufficient for his needs. At the latest, by the time he ascends to Constellation, the reforging of the Boulder Mountain Saber would become imperative!